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THE GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE. 
[Janvary 29, 1887, 
much root moisture for the fine development of its 
roots, and may be watered as freely as Celery. To 
secure a ша ыры” it is well to make several 
sowings—-one early in the month of April, one about 
the third vd of Мау, and a third and last about 
the same dies in June. 
Atte must z — to the careful thinning 
out me ont plan When the plants 
vigorous growth, be 
een and vere: are eligible for use as salad, 
а appearance when mixed w 
Lette, Endive, кч slices of Beetroot. 
when large e 
same manner as Salsif ify, and are then much appre- 
ciated. When employed as a salad, the roots, care- 
fully taken up, — equally careful re 
The thick tenacious ust b 
fonnd it desirable to have this scraping perfo rmed 
the garden, When this little operation is pro- 
E. 
ч ре es © tioni А 
" Duchesse d’Angouléme. "eer had sub- 
acid, not rich ; requires a wa 
ndeau.—Large, handsome of very good 
тшй, although not rich ; 
9. Emille d'Heyst. be nae а. very good quality ; 
great cropper. 
10. Forelle. — Medium size, extremely pretty ; 
quality second-rate, 
. Jules E Medium, fairly good in qua- 
lity ; emat cro 
12. Lucie дийн. lioe and handsome, fine 
Battery: den; good qu qua 
13. Ma Louise -— well known good Pear; 
continues fed te 
. Marie اام‎ 
in quality Poem cropper. 
n's Incomparabl 
quality ; dite cropper. 
16. Napoléon.—Medium bs, rather watery. 
7. Pitmaston Duchess.—Very la arge and hand- 
some, second quality ; great cropper. 
, second-rate 
(Fig i 
Vs hes second-rate in 
/ 
/ 
Fic. 34.—PEAR BEURRE SUPERFIN. 
репу done the roots have a beautiful white appear- 
e, and the n dub flavour of the root is preserved. 
William Farley 
PEARS. 
TE SPORE 
A SELECTED LIST OF ONE HUNDRED 
VARIETIES OF PEARS. 
(Continued from p. 84.) 
NOVEMBER, 
1, Belle Julie.—Medium, EN р у, and richly 
voured; constantly good ; grea cropper. 
2. Beurré Baltet Pére.—Large, die quality ; crops 
well. 
i Beurré Clai — Large, TEMO hand- 
; half-melting, em quality. (Fig. 36.) 
rk Beurré d’Anjou.—Large, fairly good in кучке d 
pretty constant. (Fig. 35. 
5. Beurré Beurré Superfin. —Large, melting, fine rich sub- 
atid lator’ one of ic best of Tek (Fig, 
6. Doyenné mice.—Large, handsome, netë 
ч shat very richly Ht oie constant ; the best 
£s x Old Crassane.— Large, fine sub-acid flavour ; 
19 Van Mons Léon Leclerc. —Large and rather 
handsome ; Severna Е quality. 
20. General Todtleben.— Large, very long stalk, 
good quálity; crops we 
November is also е month in which the most 
of the sd and finer-looking varieties come into 
use, other names might be added to the list 
кайыр: some m 
erit, but not many. The Pears of 
this mont ve a somewhat more pipes e 
of ripening, va arying also according to s The 
larger varieties require more attention as 5 n ure, 
and in many cases would be all the better for a wall, 
PEAR SOUVENIR DU Docreur GAUTIER. 
A PYRAMIDAL-HABITED tree, very hardy and fruit- 
rape Tk 
lasts till March or April. This бам 3 a vitidble 
addition to our selection of Pears. It is figured in 
the December number of the Bulletin d’Arboricultu 
IMRT ыра рны лс 
KAURI RE ay 
Tue following paper was read b т. Gellatly, 
Pinta of the Edinburgh сай 1 E. Science, on 
ary 18, at the last meeting of the Edin 
Botaitical Society :— 
ага sp w iio yields t the Kanti 
resin is +з largest of the New 7 
3 
but is said to prefer the dry and sterile clays of the — 
hilly districts, It reaches a height varying from 100. 
to 140 feet —some few growing as high as 170 feet or 
rather more. The tree is us p 
occasionally but rarely seen аз 
circumference. Laslett saw two exceptionally 
rees— angaroa (a littl 
war 
feet in circumference at 3 feet fro e 
and another near йш Bay, Nai was 72 feet 
e 
E 
Fic, 35.—PFAR BEURRE D'ANJOU, 
in circumference and 80 feet to the branches. 
As the tree, which is of slow growth, does not add 
years, Mr. Laslett computed the ages of un 
pid ms Р ‘be respectively about 1300 and 
yea 
and s of ships, possessing the requisite dime? 
sions, Жаймайка, vanta ty, so aa rength ; and b # j 
urable ne. Из yet 
gravity averages ойе 530, somewwhat less 
